At the 2016 Congress of the Confederation of European WTE plants (CEWEP; Rotterdam, June 16), Prof. Nickolas Themelis of Columbia University and President of the Global WTERT Council received the CEWEP Phoenix Award. Link here for the press announcement. And for full acceptance speech of Prof. Thmelis, please click the following link.

Welcome to the WTERT Website

WTERT is a useful website to gain more information about sustainable waste management and technologies relevant to Waste-to-Energy.

Databases of Research Performed

Global Network of Universities and Research Centers

Providing Expertise on Specific Projects

Advancing the Best Waste Management Solutions

Despite economic disparity, on the average humans use three tons of solid materials per capita. Most of the scientific education and research address the needs of humanity for materials. The Earth Engineering Center and its Global WTERT Council (GWC) are among the few academic organizations dedicated to the sustainable management of used materials.